Legal Research Databases
BNA Online (Access restricted to Duquesne University students and faculty.)
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Search My BNA - Search all of BNA in one search
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Individual Title Access
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All titles available on BNA Online via SOLCAT.
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Corporate Practice Library (includes Corporate Practice Series)
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Internet Law Resource Center - NEW!
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Intellectual Property Library (includes United States Patents Quarterly)
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Labor and Employment Library (includes Labor Relations Reporter)
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Tax and Accounting Center (includes Tax Management Portfolios)
CCH Library - IntelliconnectCCH's Intelliconnect platform provides access to the following libraries: |
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Access is restricted to Duquesne University students and faculty - from a DCLI computer To access CCH Intelliconnect you must first create a login account:
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Courtroom View Network (CVN Law School)
CVN Law School features:
- AudioCaseFiles - downloadable MP3 files of judicial opinions
- CVN - watch real courtroom video
- Video Training Library - video highlights with expert analysis to learn more about certain stages of a trial or a specific trial skill
CVN is available to DU Law School students and faculty only. To access: users must create a CVN account using their Duquesne email address.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline provides a number of search and browse features for over two hundred law reviews and the Federal Register, providing the exact page image of legal journals. Journal holdings typically begin from a journal's inception to its most current volume. Holdings information is included in SOLCAT for each title. ACLL users limited to in library access.
IndexMaster
IndexMaster provides a way to find secondary legal materials by providing access to indexes and table of contents of thousands of books. Available to DCLI and ACLL users.The Legal Directory
The Legal Directory is a directory of attorneys and law firms in Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. Please ask at the DCLI Circulation Desk for the username and password.Legal Scholarship Network
LSN provides a wide selection of abstracts from journals, working papers, and articles accepted for publication as well as selected full-text papers and articles. It is searchable by using author, keyword, journal or topic.LegalTrac
LegalTrac offers indexing for over 800 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty law publications, bar association journals and thousands of law-related articles from general interest publications. Titles with full-text holdings may be identified by searching SOLCAT by title.Note: When you are finished searching, please logout as there are a limited number of simultaneous users permitted.
Lexis
Lexis is a full-text legal information retrieval system. Full access is restricted to Duquesne University Law Students. Allegheny County Law Library access is limited to: PENNSYLVANIA court cases, statutes (legislative materials), administrative materials, Pennsylvania journals and law reviews, and Pennsylvania secondary materials. ACLL users may also access to FEDERAL materials includes: cases, statutes (congressional materials), and administrative materials. Additionally, appellate cases, statutes and administrative codes from all 50 states are available to ACLL users. ACLL users also have access to SHEPARD's CITATIONS for the entire database.Lexis Congressional - Please see Proquest Congressional
LLMC-Digital
Ever-expanding full-text legal title database. Currently, LLMC-Digital features federal administrative agency decisions. Off-campus access to this database is not available.Loislaw
Loislaw provides access to case law, statutes and acts, administrative rules and regulations, and court rules for federal and state jurisdictions. Loislaw also provides access to secondary materials via the "Treatise Libraries." Access is restricted the Duquesne University community. If you need access the database from outside the law school IP range or via laptop, please ask at the Circulation Desk for the login/password.Making of Modern Law
Making of Modern Law is a comprehensive full-text collection of over 21,000 legal works published during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Palawlibrary.com
Palawlibrary provides access to several key Pennsylvania legal research sources. Coverage includes Pennsylvania District & County Reports (1977-present), selected Pennsylvania county opinions not published in the D&C, Pennsylvania Law Weekly: Digests of Recent Opinions (1994-present), Philadelphia City Solicitor opinions, and Pennsylvania court rules.
Please ask at the Circulation Desk for login/password. Access restricted to Duquesne University students.
Pennsylvania Legislative Services. Capitol Toolbox
In-depth coverage of Pennsylvania legislative, regulatory and executive actions. Includes bill tracking, current Pennsylvania House and Senate calendars, voting records, and other current awareness services. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for login/password. Access is restricted to Duquesne University students.Proquest Congressional (Formerly Lexis Congressional and Congressional Universe)
Proquest Congressional is an excellent resource for legislative history research. It provides access to the CIS Index which indexes and abstracts congressional publications and CIS legislative histories as well as provides access to selected full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills and Congressional Record, public laws, United States Code Service.The Religion Case Reporter
DCLI patrons have access to this reporter that specializes in cases dealing with religion, religious institutions and the clergy. Coverage begins with January 1998.RIA Checkpoint
RIA Checkpoint is a source for tax and accounting research products. It combines popular RIA and WG&L titles into an integrated online service. Researchers have access to U.S. Tax Reporter, Federal Tax Coordinator 2d, RIA Citator 2d, and a variety of other additional titles.
Access restricted to Duquesne University users.
NOTE: If you see an error concerning a security certificate, please click the "Continue to this website" link (Internet Explorer) or the "I understand the risks" link (Firefox) to continue to the resource. If you prefer, you can use this non-proxied link on any DCLI computer.
Tax Analysts
Tax Analysts is a current awareness tool for tax news. Coverage includes federal, state and international tax issues. The archives can also be searched by jurisdiction and code section. Additional research tools provided under the Worldwide Tax Treaties category include: a treaty comparison tool; withholding rate tables; in-force, pending, and terminated treaties; OECD model conventions, and various U.S. legislative history documents. Access is limited to the Duquesne University Community.
WestLaw
WestLaw is a full-text legal information retrieval system. Full access is restricted to Duquesne University Law Students. Allegheny County Law Library access is limited to: PENNSYLVANIA court cases, statutes (Legislative materials) and administrative materials, Pennsylvania law journals and law reviews, and certain Pennsylvania secondary materials, as well as FEDERAL court cases (U.S. Supreme Court and PA Federal Cases) and statutory (congressional) materials. ACLL access also includes KEYCITE for the entire database.
Westlaw China
WestLaw China is an easy to use resource to research law in the People's Republic of China.Access is restricted to DCLI patrons using one of the library's PC's.
